One Million Acts of Kindness With Bob Votruba

On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, of Cleveland OH, stopped to chat with people in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba rode his bicycle to Downtown Naples to talk to people of all ages about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, center, rode his bicycle to Downtown Naples to talk to people like Ryan Glowacki, right about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, of Cleveland OH, stopped to chat with people in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, center, rode his bicycle to Downtown Naples to hand out flyers and talk to people like Chrissy Keyes, left, and Patricia Keyes about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, center, chats with Erin Kaplan, left, and Laura Sherman in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff Bob Votruba stands outside of his "Kindness Bus" with his dog, Bogart in tow before going out on his bicycle to raise awareness to bullying and adolescent suicide. On Friday afternoon, Votruba, of Cleveland OH, stopped to chat with people in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba rode his bicycle to Downtown Naples to talk to people of all ages about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff Bob Votruba, right, chats with Bill Bennett about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, right, rode his bicycle to Downtown Naples to talk to people of all ages about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.

Scott McIntyre/Staff Bob Votruba stands outside of his "Kindness Bus" with his dog, Bogart in tow before going out on his bicycle to raise awareness to bullying and adolescent suicide. On Friday afternoon, Votruba, of Cleveland OH, stopped to chat with people in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States.

Scott McIntyre/Staff On Friday afternoon, Bob Votruba, of Cleveland OH, stopped to chat with people in Downtown Naples about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States.

Scott McIntyre/Staff Bob Votruba, center, poses with Erin Kaplan, left, while Laura Sherman takes a picture of the two in Downtown Naples on Friday. Votruba rode his bicycle downtown to talk to people about his bike riding mission to raise awareness of bullying and adolescent suicide. Votruba started his journey in New York City and is riding his "Kindness Bicycle" and "Kindness Bus" around the perimeter of the United States. Votruba, of Cleveland OH has been doing rides like this since the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. Votruba stops at schools to give talks, along with stopping to talk to people on the street about his mission.